27/08/2010
Last night after work, I caught up with ‘Piro’, an old online>offline friend that I’ve known for about 11 years now – and in fact, it occurs to me just now that, along with RetroSuper, that might be one of my oldest online friendships. Crazy world.
Hailing from Sydney, Piro was in Melbourne this past week for the UX Australia conference. We managed to squeeze in a drink and some eats last night, which was great because I hadn’t seen her in about four years, maybe more… time has some mighty wings, that’s for sure.
We met up at Gin Palace where the organisers of the conference had thrown an open-bar for the attendees (not I, sadly!), but thanks to Piro’s grumbling tummy and a too-loud-to-catch-up atmosphere, we took off for some eats.
A new acquaintance of Piro’s led us to a place just off Tattersall’s lane, allegedly known for its badass dumplings. But, upon seeing the line, our stomachs decided we were heading elsewhere!
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26/08/2010
Alright, so I might not have put too much thought into that title (and I may have come off sounding a little Adelaidian in the process), but ladies, you ought to get into Melbourne’s Little Salon and check out their classy wares. Not simply because my lady manages the two stores, but because you’re honestly going to find some genuinely cool items there.
Click through to catch a few shots I snapped off during a surprise attack visit this afternoon, and a few shots from a fashion book launch we ended up dropping in on, courtesy of Friedy’s good friend ‘Min’ being the book’s editor.
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22/08/2010
On the sunniest day my fair city has seen in more than a few weeks, I ventured out to the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds with fellow nerd Liam Marcon for Manifest 2010, which is probably Australia’s premier anime convention (or ‘festival’, if you will).
It was an odd experience, to say the least. While I consider myself an anime fan, it’s been obvious to me for a long time that there’s actually very little anime that I really enjoy.
In fact, if I had to pull a percentage out of my back pocket, I’d say something like 96.7 percent of all anime released in the past 10 years has bored the living lunch right out of me.
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21/08/2010
Yesterday morning, after completing our civic duty in this year’s national election, the good lady Friedy and I headed to Tom Phat for breakfast.
Now, I don’t live in Brunswick, but my impression of Sydney Road is based largely on driving through (as quickly as possible), and one or two stops at specific stores.
To describe the strip as a dump might be a stretch, but I’m not sure I’d consider it as charming as the locals – who’d all probably prefer to live closer to Carlton or Fitzroy – might like to think.
For that reason, Tom Phat can probably be considered something of a diamond in the rough – depending on who you ask.
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